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Sunday, March 12th, 2000

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: got a really late start, didn't get there until 4:00. We started off throwing reaction baits, cranks and blades. No takers. Then the last 25 minutes of fishing we switched to jigs and zipper worms and flipped 3 fish and missed 2 others. All about 2 pounds.
      City: San Mateo

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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: got a really late start, didn't get there until 4:00. We started off throwing reaction baits, cranks and blades. No takers. Then the last 25 minutes of fishing we switched to jigs and zipper worms and flipped 3 fish and missed 2 others. All about 2 pounds.
      City: San Mateo

  • Solano County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Partner and I got into the water about 1130 am. Used frozen bait, anchovies and sardines, on a bottom wieght. Got early afternoon hits, as larger bass were beginning to feed. Love fishing the tules in slow moving areas. Couldn't ask for better weather. Many bites, hauled in 2 stripers (24'' and 19 '') as well as one steel-head. Catfish very active, but very small. Slow dip in late afternoon before a very active twilight. Bigger bass running rampant NOW.
      City: Antioch/Rio Vista- Sherman Island

      Tips: Should wait for the water to clear up a bit before using spinnerbaits. Go with the stinky anchovies, they come out of the wordworks.

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      Water Temp: 57-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WENT DOWN SOUTH, ENJOYED A BEAUTIFUL DAY. SUN, NOT MUCH WIND,AND NO WATERSKIERS TO MESS UP MY WATER. WATER WAS VERY CLEAN, NICE WEEDLINE,THREW THE FROG,BECAUSE I'M DYING TO GET A TOPWATER BITE GOING. TODAY FROGS WERE SAFE, NOT A BOIL.THREW BLADES, LANDED TWO DINKS, WATCH MY PARTNER STICK ANOTHER 7.5LB BASS ON BRUSH-HOG, MAMA DID'T RAISE NO FOOL. THREW BRUSH-HOG REST OF DAY (JUNEBUG/DIPPED CHART TAIL)LANDED ABOUT 10 FISH ALDAY. PERFECT CONDITIONS, FISH ARE STILL HANGING OUT DEEP, READY TO COME IN AND SPAWN.
      City: Concord

      Tips: PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE FISHED THE BREAK, SUNNY NO WIND, WHAT WAS I THINKING! SOUTH FISH THE OUTSIDE WEEDBANKS,NO FISH ON TULES TIGHT MINES LEAD TO TIGHT LINES ( BABYBASS )

  • Alameda County
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: went or a couple o hours 2pm to 4:30pm. headed toward coot landingtried a crankbait... nothing. tried a willow lea spinnerbait.. nothing.noticed the water was clearing as i got closer to the damn. highlighto the trip was seeing a kid crash on the trail and a guy in aloat tube get called out by the helicopter or being in the ropedo area near the damn. sorry guys maybe next time. check out mysite when you get the chance. http://members.home.net/scy33613
      City: Fremont

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went to Contra L on Sunday. Got there about 7 Fished till about 6. First ish came on a 6" black worn with apink tail against the tules. It was about a 7.5# rainbow. Circled the lake throwin everything with no luck untill about 1:30 when we started lipin jigs into tules. Second pitch hit a 4# hog. Then partner hit a 2.5#. Then ended day with a 5# and partner hit 3#. Bite was airly slow but weight was good. Alot o big trout also pulled out yesterday by other isherman.
      City: Concord

      Tips: Flip or pitch blk/blue jigs into tules. Be patient. Bite was slow but weight was there.

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 54-58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I ished rom 7am till 2pm. Caught 15-20 ish. Most came on brown jigs. The deeper staging ish I caught on the drop shot. This was the irst time I have had success doing the drop shot. It was un hitting these deeper ish on the head. Watch your electronics and keep your drop shot ready. Each time I would see a ish on the graph, I would drop down and watch my bait all. Most bites came very quick. My advice would be to move the bait as little as possible. No reaction ish or me. I had 3 ish hit a luke, but missed it. The ishing seemed to have slowed or some reason. It only took around 11lbs to win the BASS Fed. tournament on Sunday.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Keep trying the reaction baits and jigs. Leave the split shot rod at home.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 53-58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished a club outing here today. Caught 4 our. All beore 10:00. caught two more ater that. ished mainly in mormon creek, and angels creek. Fish were caught mainly on brn/brn jigs, home made, 3/8oz. ish caught in 10-30 eet o water.
      City: modesto

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 47-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Water temps in high 40's early in morning. Tough bite early with only a ish here and there, all on worms. All ish in the slot at about 14". No luck with any reaction baits. In early aternoon we started working the shallow coves with small dead stick ups. Water temps warmed up to the 54-56 degree range. Pitched green weenies, 6", on T-rigs in between the stick ups and slowly, very slowly, dragged them through to catch about 9 keepers over the slot in about 40 mins. til we had to leave or weigh in. All these ish came in 4 to 7 eet o water. Biggest o these weighed 2.71#. Culled all the early morning ish to get a 12.71# limit.
      City: Redding

      Tips: Work the worms very slowly and maintain bottom contact. All bites were just there with no tell tale tap, tap. In doubt, set the hook.

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in the late aternoon around the launch area near thepreserve. Temp was warm but the wind was blowing prettyhard. Through jigs, B-hogs, spinnerbaits, basstrix, and a LC rip bait. Ater two hours I had no ish to show ormy eort and no bites. Water is high right now.
      City: Laayette

      Tips: I I had a boat I'd hit up the dam and Scow.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished today in the Jones Valley area. Caught ish rom 10 t down to 30t. Didn't catch very many, but had a really nice day, sunny and warm or the most part. Caught my ish on pumpkinseed power worms on a darter head jig. Didn't eel any o my bites till the ish had the jig and was swimming with it, real light bite. Lots o olks ishing, beautiul day.
      City: Susanville

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      Water Temp: 48-50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went into Big Backbone this am with my wie at 10am, water much cleaner and a touch warmer, had 11 on , 8 in the boat rom 1 3/4 to 2 3/4 lbs, all spots, taken o a lat spot, red mud beach in 12-15t o water on brown jigs. wie lost one at the boat which might had gone past 3 lbs, out o the eater at 1230, beautiul day, lots o people out. the spots are generally moving up or the spawn and getting shallower, nothing tentative about the bite today. Gary I hope u went oveer there as we talked about, it was super!
      City: redding

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished or steelies all day and caught 3 ish to 2 lbs each.
      City: rohnert park

      Tips: Troll along the surace with minnow imitations rom the dam to the marina.

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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Whent out and ished Yorty Creek, Cherry creek and the main river channle on the Norhtern end and only cought one god damn ish in six hours! 2# easy caught on a texas rigged lizard.
      City: windsor

      Tips: Use a bait with a big odor to it. Fis deep with light taps right under the boat

Saturday, March 11th, 2000

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started fishing at 7:30 a.m. from the shoreline on the back side on the south end. Fished for about two hours and got one bite and one fish. It was a female about 2 to 2.5 lbs. I did'nt see any of the other half dozen or so fisherman catch anything in that time period.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: If all else fails use rubber worms off the rocky points.

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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started fishing at 7:30 a.m. from the shoreline on the back side on the south end. Fished for about two hours and got one bite and one fish. It was a female about 2 to 2.5 lbs. I did'nt see any of the other half dozen or so fisherman catch anything in that time period.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: If all else fails use rubber worms off the rocky points.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 50 degrees

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: It's been two months since my last trip to the Rio Vista, Ca. to fish for sturgen and striper. My goal was to catch a sturgen but instead I, along with my partner, we caught a total of 6 stripers. 2 of them has to weight at least 10-15 lbs. WE had to release 2 stripers back. We fished on the south side of the bridge on HWY160. Grass shrimp and pile worm was the bait. "Striper is picking up people!"
      City: Stockton

      Tips: Change your bait every 25-30 min. Make sure that the baits are fresh. Don't be afraid to run out of baits. Tere's always more out there. Good luck!!!!!

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      Water Temp: 50 degrees

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: It's been two months since my last trip to the Rio Vista, Ca. to fish for sturgen and striper. I goal was to catch a sturgen but instead I, along with my partner, we caught a total of 6 stripers. 2 of them has to weight at least 10-15 lbs. WE had to release 2 stripers back. We fished on the south side of the bridge on HWY160. Grass shrimp and pile worm was the bait. "Striper is picking up people!"
      City: Stockton

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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water around 8:30 fished Fourteenmile slough using cranks, spinnerbaits and flippin black jig, no bites. The tide was high and slack at that time. Then move into Pixley but got the same results. Wind picked up a little and the tide started to move out. Went over to Paradise point at 11:30 and got a nice 4 lber in spare tules on a white spinnerbait with gold blades and a two lber on a Char. Speedtrap off the rocks under the bridge. Both fish were in 4-5 feet deep water. Later moved over to Turner Cut but no luck. Called it a day at 2:00.
      City: San Ramon

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      Water Temp: 54.5-55.5

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went looking for new water......caught a handful of small fish(2#), & broke 1 off. All fish came on Brn jig with a purple grub trailer. Caught fish on wood, rocks, & tules, shallow.....no real pattern. Central Delta really clearing fast. DDawg
      City: Modesto

      Tips: Bigger fish have been on reaction baits lately.......BUT it should bust open over the next week. Fish are staging NOW!!